i saw craig robinson, the first lady's brother. we're told the vice president will be here shortly. his motorcade will arrive before president obama's. and this is a tradition here at what's been known in recent decades as the church of presidents. this has been a tradition back to fdr, coming here to st. john's episcopal church for the inauguration day service. but it was james madison much before that who started coming here in general for services, and he chose a pew not at the front of the church, but in the middle of the church. the middle of the congregation. he did that on purpose. so when you're watching today and you see president obama and the first family and you see them in the middle of the church, that is pew 54, and that is where they will be sitting today, soledad. >> brianna keilar for us at st. john's episcopal. thank you, brianna. appreciate it. >>> you can see the capitol right behind me. right on the corner there fairly high up where all the media is on the side, there's john berman. let's go to check in with john berman. good morning, john. >> hey, soled dad. t